The Men's 5000 metres

5000 metres

The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...

at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...

 in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 57 competitors, with three qualifying heats (57) and two semifinals (30) before the final (15) took place on Saturday October 1, 1988.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record	12:58.39	Saïd Aouita Said Aouita Saïd Aouita is a former Moroccan athlete, winner of 5000 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 5000 meters at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, 3000 meters at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and former world record holder at 1500m , 2000m , 3000m , and twice at 5000m [ and ]...	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...  (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... )	July 22, 1987
Olympic Record	13:05.59	Saïd Aouita Said Aouita Saïd Aouita is a former Moroccan athlete, winner of 5000 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 5000 meters at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, 3000 meters at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and former world record holder at 1500m , 2000m , 3000m , and twice at 5000m [ and ]...	Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	August 11, 1984

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		13:11.70
		13:15.52
		13:15.73
4.		13:16.09
5.		13:23.69
6.		13:23.85
7.		13:26.17
8.		13:26.41
9.		13:27.71
10.		13:30.44
11.		13:31.99
12.		13:52.01
13.		13:55.00
14.		14:13.19
–		DNF

Non-Qualifiers

• Eliminated in the semi-finals

  RANK	SEMIFINALS	TIME
  16.		13:25.64
  17.		13:26.26
  18.		13:29.92
  19.		13:32.52
  20.		13:37.11
  21.		13:38.44
  22.		13:39.13
  23.		13:41.73
  24.		13:42.49
  25.		13:43.65
  26.		13:44.57
  27.		13:53.93
  28.		14:02.16
  29.		14:03.74
  30.		14:04.12

See also

• 1987 Men's World Championships 5.000 metres (Rome)
  1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 5000 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 5,000 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 36 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday September 6, 1987.-Medalists:...
  
  
• 1990 Men's European Championships 5.000 metres (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 5000 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 5,000 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. The final was held on 1 September 1990.-Final:-Semifinals:-See also:* 1988 Men's Olympic 5,000 metres...
  
  
• 1991 Men's World Championships 5.000 metres (Tokyo)
  1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 5000 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 5.000 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 45 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 1991-09-01.-Medalists:...
  
  
• 1992 Men's Olympic 5.000 metres (Barcelona)
  Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres
  These are the official results of the men's 5000 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 62 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats...